overhead vs upper

overhead

noun
  • The ceiling of any enclosed space below decks in a vessel. 

  • Data or steps of computation used only to facilitate the computations in the system and not directly related to the actual program code or data being processed. 

  • Any cost or expenditure (monetary, time, effort or otherwise) incurred in a project or activity, which does not directly contribute to its progress or outcome. 

  • Wasted money. 

  • An overhead projector. 

  • A sheet of transparent material with an image used with an overhead projector; an overhead transparency. 

  • The expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided. 

  • The items or classes of expense not directly assigned to goods or services provided. 

  • The system of overhead wires used to power electric transport, such as streetcars, trains, or buses. 

  • A compartment above the seats for stowing luggage in a passenger aircraft. 

  • An overhead throw. 

  • A smash. 

adj
  • kicked over one's own head 

  • located above, especially over the head 

adv
  • Above one's head; in the sky. 

upper

noun
  • An upper berth or bunk. 

  • A denture or retainer for the teeth in the upper jaw. 

  • The piece of leather, etc., that forms the top part of a shoe above the sole. 

  • That which is higher, contrasted with the lower. 

  • A stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and decreases appetite. 

  • The upper portion of something 

  • Someone with higher social standing 

  • A spiritual passageway through which consciousness can reach a higher dimension. 

  • A senior student. 

  • A tooth in the upper jaw. 

  • The Y-shaped strap on flip-flops. 

adj
  • Of or pertaining to a secondary school. 

  • At a higher level, rank or position. 

  • younger, more recent 

  • Situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly. 

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